“The PCMH model of care is designed to reward physicians for delivering
better coordinated, higher quality and more efficient care, which will
result in an improved overall value and patient experience for our
members,” said David Kobus, Aetna’s senior vice president of Network
Management for New York.

A medical home is a team of doctors and clinicians within a medical
practice who work together to provide continuous and comprehensive
health care for patients. By providing proactive and ongoing attention,
rather than episode-based treatment, doctors in a medical home can
provide more efficient and more effective care.

“Medical homes can support improvements in care quality, positively
impact member health, and reduce medical costs through better efficiency
and data sharing,” said Terry Golash, M.D., Aetna senior medical
director. “Medical homes allow for improved information exchange and
communication among physicians, other care providers, patients and
insurers, all of which help enable informed clinical decisions.”

The two-year initiative rewards Beacon for continued and improved
patient care coordination and outcomes in categories such as cancer
screening measures and diabetic or cardiovascular monitoring and care.
Aetna and Beacon also will share data to support appropriate patient
care.

Dr. Simon Prince, President of Beacon said, “Doctors often talk about
quality, but don’t measure it. One of the key characteristics of the
medical home is that it brings rigorous measurement and quality analysis
to prove that the best care is being provided, resulting in fewer
hospitalizations and medical errors.”

About Beacon Health Partners

Beacon Health Partners, based in Garden City, NY, is a physician-owned
Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Made up of primary care physicians
and specialists, Beacon’s mission is to improve quality of care through
a new, improved care management system that allows greater focus on
patient wellness, reducing time spent on more expensive treatments.
Beacon has more than 300 physicians dedicated to providing coordinated,
efficient, quality patient care at its numerous locations across Long
Island, Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan. The practice uses
state-of-the-art systems and electronic medical records to enhance the
health of the community. For more information, visit us at www.beaconhealthpartners.com.

About Aetna

Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits
companies, serving an estimated 44 million people with information and
resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health
care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and
consumer-directed health insurance products and related services,
including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and
disability plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health
care management services, workers' compensation administrative services
and health information technology services. Aetna’s customers include
employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly
workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units,
government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more
information, see www.aetna.com.